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Tone Your Butt While Torching Calories With This Elliptical Workout

Jul 22 2014 - 3:49pm

Save time at the gym and power up your cardio to do double duty with this elliptical workout. Upping the incline on the machine targets the glutes and hamstrings while raising your heart rate. That's right! You can torch some serious calories while toning your backside. Remember, pressing through your heels when you're on the elliptical will make the glute muscles work even more.

Time

Resistance

Incline

SPM*

0:00 to 2:30

3.0

5.0

110 to 130

2:30 to 5:00

5.0

7.0

120 to 130

5:00 to 10:00

9.0

11.0

130 to 140

10:00 to 15:00

9.0

13.0

130 to 140

15:00 to 20:00

9.0

15:00

130 to 140

20:00 to 25:00

11.0

15.0

120 to 130 / Go backward

25:00 to 30:00

9.00

15.0

130 to 140 / Go forward

30:00 to 32:30

5.0

5.0

120 to 130

32:30 to 35:00

3.0

5.0

120 to 130

*SPM = Strides Per Minute [1]

Click here for an image-free, printable version [2] of the workout to take to the gym!